URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 343 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. ILZ027>031-036>038-011000- /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0001.130201T0600Z-130201T1600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 343 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN IN 25 TO 30 MINUTES UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE.
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